My wife gave my WindSUP a try last weekend and is hooked on it. She last windsurfed 15 years ago but had no problem handling my monster sized SUP and a 4.7m sail. Time to get her a board. She almost only paddles / sails on flat water (protected bay with chop) and she weighs about 110 lbs. We're in San Diego, the lightwind capital of the world, so typical winds will be under 12 mph. Ideally, it should be a board that she can carry. Suggestions?

Don't overlook the AHD SeaLion (many discussions of it lately). It fits the carry criteria well, at about 18 pounds and only 7-6 in length for someone her size (and much bigger experienced guys). SEARCH for it here, Google its website, and Google up dozens of SeaLion videos. The CA dealer is in Ranchos Palos Verdes at windsurfdeal.com. Its forte is (very) light air wave sailing. I enjoy my 8-3 version from paddling it for miles on flat water to sailing it in 35 mph (average) winds in the Gorge, and I'm a rank beginner on windSUPs.

LOL! No way! That Avanti is so huge and heavy I have to carry it for her, heaven forbid I get two big boards!

@Isobar - I know the AHD SeaLion's got a big following. That shop is about 2 hours north of here, but might be worth the trip. I think her biggest concern will be that it's too short. I got her a 8' board once and she really wasn't happy with it.

Why not a older, cheaper, light wind sailboard?
I used to use a 292Kinetic Light wind slalom as my SUP board, it being 69 cm wide and 140 liters I weigh 155lbs.
Have used a Mike's Lab 9' x 72cm also, but it's too light for my wobbly lack of balance, so I just procured a Fanatic Shark 145, at 75cm wide, which should be good enough.
In PuertoRico, I often use a Hypersonic122 for SUP, since it's a worthless windsurfing board for windsurfing. That one is 76 cm wide.
My g/f, close to the same weight, uses a JP YoungGun at 82 cm wide and around 125 liters for SUP and non planing tiny surf conditions.

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